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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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