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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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