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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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