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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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