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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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