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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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