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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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