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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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