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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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