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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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