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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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