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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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