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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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