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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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