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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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