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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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