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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with massively open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. New historical trends in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation.

There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). For more details please visit this Digital Teaching Platform site.

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