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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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