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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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