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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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