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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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