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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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