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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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