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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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