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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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