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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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