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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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