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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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