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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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