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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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