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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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