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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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