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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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