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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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