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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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