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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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