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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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