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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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