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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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