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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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