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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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