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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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