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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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