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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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