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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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