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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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