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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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