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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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