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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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