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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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