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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important 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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