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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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