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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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