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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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