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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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