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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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