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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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