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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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