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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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