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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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