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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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