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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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