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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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