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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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