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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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