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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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