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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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