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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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