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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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