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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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