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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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