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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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