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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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