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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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