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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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