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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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