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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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