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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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