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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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