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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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