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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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