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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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