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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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