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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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