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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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