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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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