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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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