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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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