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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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