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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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