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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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