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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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