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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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