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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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