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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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