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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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