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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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