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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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