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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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