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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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