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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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