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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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