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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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