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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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