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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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