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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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