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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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