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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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