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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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