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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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