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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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