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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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