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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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