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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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