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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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