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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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