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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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