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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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