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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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