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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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