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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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