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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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