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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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