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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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