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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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