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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major 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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