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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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