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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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