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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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