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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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