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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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