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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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