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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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