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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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