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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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