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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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