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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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