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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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