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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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