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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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