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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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