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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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