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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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