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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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