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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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