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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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