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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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