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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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