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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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