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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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