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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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