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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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