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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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