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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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