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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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