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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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