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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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