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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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