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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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