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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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