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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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