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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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