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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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