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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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