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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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