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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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