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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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