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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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