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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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