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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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