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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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