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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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