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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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