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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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