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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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