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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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