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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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