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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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