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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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