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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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