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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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