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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure 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 MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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