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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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