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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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