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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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