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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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