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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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