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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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