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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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