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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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