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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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