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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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