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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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