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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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