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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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