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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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