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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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