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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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