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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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