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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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