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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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