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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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