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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key 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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