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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important 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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