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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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