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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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