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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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