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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major 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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