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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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