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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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