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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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