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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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