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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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