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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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