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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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