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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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