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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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