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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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