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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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