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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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