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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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