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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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