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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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