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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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