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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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