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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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