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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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