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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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