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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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