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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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