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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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