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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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