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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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