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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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