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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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