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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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