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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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