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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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