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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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