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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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