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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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