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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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