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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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