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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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