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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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