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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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