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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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