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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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