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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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