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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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