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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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