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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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