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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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