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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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