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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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