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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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