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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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