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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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