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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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