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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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