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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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