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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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