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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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