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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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