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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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