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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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