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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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