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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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