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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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