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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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