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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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