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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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