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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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