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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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