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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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