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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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