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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key 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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