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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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