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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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