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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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