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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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