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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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