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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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