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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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