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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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