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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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