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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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