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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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