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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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