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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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