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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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