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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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