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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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