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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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