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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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