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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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