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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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