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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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