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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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