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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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