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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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