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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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