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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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