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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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