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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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