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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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