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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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