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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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