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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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