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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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