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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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