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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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