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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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