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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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