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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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