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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting 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 discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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