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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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