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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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