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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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