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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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