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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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