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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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