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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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