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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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