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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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