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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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