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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important 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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