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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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