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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum 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 topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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