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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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