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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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