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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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