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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the 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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