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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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