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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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