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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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