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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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