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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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