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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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