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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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