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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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