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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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