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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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