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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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