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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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