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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies 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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