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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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