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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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