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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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