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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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