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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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