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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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