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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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