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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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