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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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