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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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