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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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