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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important 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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