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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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