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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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