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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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