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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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