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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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