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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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