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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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