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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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