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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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