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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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