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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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