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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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