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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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