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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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