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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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