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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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