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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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