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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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