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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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