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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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