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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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