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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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