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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers 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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