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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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