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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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