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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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