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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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