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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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