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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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