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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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