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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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