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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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