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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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