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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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