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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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