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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the issues of 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 prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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