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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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