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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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