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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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