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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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