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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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