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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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