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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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