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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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