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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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