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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business 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 educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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