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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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