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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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