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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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