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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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