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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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