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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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