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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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