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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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