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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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