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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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