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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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