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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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