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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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