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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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