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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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