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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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