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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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