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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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