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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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