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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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