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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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