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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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