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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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