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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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