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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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