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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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