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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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