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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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