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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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