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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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