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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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