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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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