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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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