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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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