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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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