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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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