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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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