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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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