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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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