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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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