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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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