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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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