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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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