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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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