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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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