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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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