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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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