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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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