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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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