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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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