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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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