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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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