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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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