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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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