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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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