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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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