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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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