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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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