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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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