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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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