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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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