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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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