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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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