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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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