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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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