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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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