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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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