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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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