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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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