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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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