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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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