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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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