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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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