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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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