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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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