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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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