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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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