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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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