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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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