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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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