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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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