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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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