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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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