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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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