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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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