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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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