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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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