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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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