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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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