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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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