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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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