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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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