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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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