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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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