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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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