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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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