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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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