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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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