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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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