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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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