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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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