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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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