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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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