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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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