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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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