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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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 MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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