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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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