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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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